Mental Health Services

The mental health market is defined as treatment services for mental and emotional health and psychiatric care for individuals of all ages. Mental health services are provided by a wide array of professionals, including certified counselors, psychiatrists, psychologists, neurologists, and social workers. The mental health market is facing new challenges – continued cost pressures on Medicare, Medicaid, and government programs; a shift to value-based care financing models; increased consolidation of health systems; and a push towards tech-enabled, consumer-led interventions. While these challenges may seem immense, the mental health market has experienced numerous shifts over the years from the move to managed care to increased community-based care. Organizations that can adapt to these changes are most likely to succeed.

Latest Resources

• FDA Launches Priority Voucher Program To Expedite Psychedelic Drug Reviews To 1–2 Months For Serious Mental Illness
• Saint Anthony Hospital In Chicago Now Offering Outpatient Adult Behavioral Health Services & Walk-In Therapy Appointments For Children
• Iris Telehealth Launches Iris Insights Data Platform For Behavioral Health Program Management
• St. Anne Institute Opens Beacon Crisis Residence For Short- & Long-Term Youth Stays For Behavioral Health Crisis In Albany
• Inner Haven Wellness Launches Virtual Eating Disorder Treatment Programs In Missouri For Adults & Adolescents
• Mindful Therapy Group Expands Medicaid Participation In Washington State
• Jackson Street Youth Service Opens Center In Albany, Oregon To Provide Early Intervention, Prevention & Youth-Focused Behavioral Health Services
• Findhelp & MiResource Partner To Improve Behavioral & Mental Health Care Access With Directory Accuracy
• Happyactually Launches Evidence-Based Well-Being Platform Focused On Emotional Health Assessment
• Using Leadership Resilience To Build Financial Sustainability During Market Disruptions: The Integrated Community Alternatives Network Case Study
• Volunteers Of America Northern Rockies Expands Veteran Services In Kalispell, Montana To Serve The State’s Largest Veteran Population
• Utah’s Castleview Hospital Plans New Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit
• Ohio Breaks Ground On New Behavioral Health Hospital In Trotwood
• Teva Launches ‘Home Ground Schizophrenia Community,’ A New Online Resource Hub For People Living With Schizophrenia & Their Care Partners
• Family Care Center Opens Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic In Queen Creek, Arizona

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California Awards $1.18 Billion In Bond Funding To Add 2,500+ Beds & 4,200+ Outpatient Slots

California awarded $1.18 billion in grant funding for 66 behavioral health infrastructure projects across 130 facilities to expand residential and crisis treatment capacity statewide. The projects are expected to add 2,554 residential and inpatient beds and 4,273 outpatient treatment slots. The funding is part of the Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (Bond BHCIP) Round 2: Unmet Needs, created through Proposition 1, which was approved in 2024. Proposition 1 authorized $6.4 billion in bond funding… Read

• Idaho Restores Medicaid Assertive Community Treatment & Peer Support Services For People With Serious Mental Illness
• Federal 2027 Budget Proposal Would Eliminate SAMHSA As Stand-Alone Agency & Reduce Behavioral Health Funding By 8%
• Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress (SPARCS) By OMNI: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile
• Idaho Medicaid Information Release MA26-09: Reimbursement Of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) & Mental Health Peer Support For Adults
• Enrolled Idaho Senate Bill 1446: Relates To The Appropriation To The Department Of Health & Welfare & The Judicial Branch For Fiscal Year 2027